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Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
36 Waller St.
New London, CT 06320
Phone
(860) 437-6480
District
New London School District
County
SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT PLANNING REGION
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
349
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Connecticut

1

(10 is best)

Better than 3.1% of all CT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
45%
13%
48%
No Data
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 106 30.4%
Grade 7 115 33.0%
Grade 8 128 36.7%
Total 349 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 6.8% 14.5% 49.8%
Black 18.0% 18.4% 13.1%
Hispanic 73.3% 64.9% 31.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 1.4% 5.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.6% 0.8% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 97.1% 88.3% 40.5%
Free lunch eligible 86.5% 76.3% 34.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.6% 12.0% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 27,596 3,626,205
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,921.9 747
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.1% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.6% 27.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 17.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 11,125 1,409,807
Single Parent Households With Children 10.3% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.5% 91.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 26.8% 41.4%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 9.7% 27.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.8% 13.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.2% 9.0%
$15,000 or less 12.9% 7.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,742 $34,615,000 28.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,516 $7,416,000 6.1%
Staff $1,179 $3,477,000 2.9%
General Administration $1,123 $3,311,000 2.7%
School Administration $1,384 $4,081,000 3.3%
Operation $2,947 $8,689,000 7.1%
Transportation $1,287 $3,795,000 3.1%
Other $759 $2,239,000 1.8%
Total Support $11,197 $33,008,000 27.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $18,430 $54,331,000 44.6%
Total Expenditures $41,368 $121,954,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,725 $6,534,583,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,630 $836,790,000 6.7%
Staff $779 $400,100,000 3.2%
General Administration $505 $259,319,000 2.1%
School Administration $1,234 $633,707,000 5.1%
Operation $1,918 $985,042,000 7.9%
Transportation $969 $497,686,000 4.0%
Other $716 $367,425,000 2.9%
Total Support $7,751 $3,980,069,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,787 $1,944,552,000 15.6%
Total Expenditures $24,263 $12,459,204,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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